John Austin
to retireJohn Austin, Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has informed his local constituency Labour
Party that he will stand down at the next General
Election.
The announcement was made at a meeting of the General Council of the Erith &...
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John Austin
to retireJohn Austin, Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has informed his local constituency Labour
Party that he will stand down at the next General
Election.
The announcement was made at a meeting of the General Council of the Erith &
Thamesmead Constituency Labour Party held at
Abbey Wood Community Centre.
Jokingly, the MP, who has just celebrated his
64th birthday, had asked the meeting ‘Will you still
need me when I’m sixty four’.
The answer from a
stunned Party was “Yes” and tributes were paid by
many members.
John Austin who had been reselected unanimously by the Party’s Wards, sections and affiliated organisations after
the last
G e n e r a l
E l e c t i o n
told his
Party that
his decision
was for
purely personal reasons and
said:
“It is unlikely that
there will be
a General
Election before late
next year or 2010; in either case I will then be over
65, and 70 by the end of the next Parliament.
At
present I feel fit and well and I had thought of delaying a decis
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